Dominique Scott-Efurd (née Scott; born 24 June 1992) is a South African long-distance runner who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Dominique Scott-Efurd

Scott-Efurd in 2019
Personal information
Birth name	Dominique Scott
Nationality	South African
Born	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 31) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Track, long-distance running
Event(s)	1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team	University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Club	Adidas
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 meters: 4:07.20 (2018) Mile: 4:26.63 (2018) 5000 meters: 14:59.08 (2019) 10,000 meters: 31:00.10 (2022)
Medal record Representing  South Africa South African Championships 2016 Senior Championships 1,500m 2018 Senior Championships 5,000m 2019 Senior Championships 5,000m
Updated on 4 June 2016

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Scott graduated from Rhenish Girls' High School in Stellenbosch. Scott's personal-best times of 4:28 in the 1,500m, 9:40 in the 3,000m, and 34:28 in the 10K road race garnered the attention of Lance Harter of Arkansas.

Dominique Scott graduated from University of Arkansas in Marketing in May 2015. She ran 5th fastest 3000 metres indoor track and field in NCAA history as of 2015.^[1]

Dominique Scott finished 6th at the 2014 NCAA cross country championships.^[2] Scott is a three-time SEC cross country, three-time indoor, and four-time outdoor champion.

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16 July 2022, Scott-Efurd placed 17th at 2022 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 31:40.73 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

7 August 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 20th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres#Final in 32:14.05.

30 July 2021, Scott-Efurd placed 26th at Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres in 15:13.94.

October 5, 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 15th at 2019 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 5000 metres#Final in 15:24.47.

25 April 2019, Scott-Efurd placed 2nd at the South African Championship in 16:13.71.

30 March 2019, she competed at 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race but did not finish.

16 March 2018, Scott-Efurd placed 1st and won the 5000 meters Athletics South Africa title at Bestmed Tuks in Pretoria.^[5][6]

On September 11, 2017, Dominique Scott-Efurd placed 6th in the 2017 New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile Road One Mile in a time of 4:19.6 at New York, New York.^[7]

On 19 August 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 5th in the One Mile in a time of 4:30.24 at Falmouth, Massachusetts.^[8]

On 21 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 11th in the 3000 Metres in a time of 8:41.33 at Monaco (Stade Louis II).^[9]

On 16 July 2017, Scott-Efurd placed in the 1500 Metres in a time of 4:08.04 at Padua, Italy (Stadio Euganeo).

On 8 June 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 13th for 5000 Metres in a time of 15:20.10 at IAAF 2017 Diamond League – Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Roma at (Stadio Olimpico).

On April 2, 2017, Scott-Efurd placed 4th in 15:40 for 5 km at Carlsbad 5000.^[10][11]

In February 2017, Scott-Efurd set the South African national record indoor mile in 4:28.47 at Millrose Games.

January 2017, Scott-Efurd set South Africa indoor 3000 meters national records in 8:54.06 at IAAF world indoor tour in Boston, Massachusetts.^[12]

Scott-Efurd won a 15 km in 53:59 in Cape Town, South Africa 8 January 2017.^[13][14]

Dominique Scott represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres in a personal best time of 31:51.47.

Dominique Scott-Efurd married Cameron Efurd in December 2015.